Boat anchor



H. BEHRENS 2,365,136

BOAT A NCHOR Dec. 12, 1944.

Filed Dec. 23, 1942 I [7 67772017 flail 76725 Patented Dee. 12, 1944 UNIIEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE BOAT ANCHOR Herman Behrens, Essex, N. Y.

Application December 23, 1942, Serial No. 469,944

3 Claims. (Cl. 114206) This invention relates to a boat anchor.

It is particularly aimed to provide a construction which may be more effectively released when stuck or caught between rocks or in muddy waters.

More specifically, it is aimed to provide a construction having a disc and stem extending therefrom and to which an angular rod isconnected and along which rod 2. means which anchors the rope may be moved.

The more specific objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the description following taken in connection with the accompanying drawing illustrating an operative embodiment.

In said drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the anchor;

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof; and

Figure 3 is an enlarged section taken approximately on the line 33 of Figure l. 7

Referring specifically to the drawing wherein like reference characters designate like or similar parts, the anchor consists of a metallic or other disc II! of any appropriate size. Extending rigidly and centrally from the disc is a stem II. The latter preferably is detachably connected to manner as the ordinary one, being tethered to the ship or boat by the rope 22 and cast overboard or weighed thrown manipulation of such-rope,

The disk digs into the ground when the anchor is lowered to the bottom and the anchor tips into a position wherein stem II is parallel to the ground.- The anchor stays in this position While the boat lies at anchor. The rod I5 does not become buried and extendsupwardly from the front end I9 to the rear end I8 at an angle to the ground.

the disc as by passing it through a central opening I2 of the latter and screw threading nuts I3 to the stem with the disc clamped between them and preferably with a, washer I4 interposed between the disc and one of the nuts.

A diagonal rod is employed at I5 which at one end extends through an opening or'e'ye I6 of the disc I0 and at the other end extends through an opening or eye I! adjacent the top of stem II. The ends or terminals of rod I5 are upset asat I8 and I9 respectively, to anchor the rod rigidly in place.

Slidable along the rod I5 is a metallic ring or I When the anchor is to be taken in and the disk has become hooked between rocks or somehow stuck, therope is pulled in and the boat rides up over the anchor until the pull on the rope is practically perpendicular to the ground. Then the line 20 will slide upwardly along the rod I5 toward the rear end I8. A pull on the rope will then tend to pull the disk edgewise out of the ground.

Various changes may be resorted to provided that they fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Iclaim as my invention:

1. An anchor of the class described comprising a disc,-a stem extending centrally from the disc, a rod disposed angularly with respect to the stem attached to the latter and to the disc, and rope attaching means slidable along said rod, between the stem and disc.

2. An anchor comprising a disc, a stem extending centrally therefrom, said anchor at a location remote to the disc having an opening, said disc at a location remote to the stem having an opening, a rod extending through said openings and secured in place therein, and attaching means for a rope slidable along said rod.

3. An anchor of the class described comprising a disc, a stem disposed centrally with respect to the disc, means detachably clamping the stem and v disc together, said stem and disc having openings therethrough, a rod extending through said openings and being upset at itsterminals against the In using the anchor it functions in the same disc and stem, and a rope attaching means consisting of a chain and a link carried by the chain, said link being slidablealong said rod.

HERMAN BEHRENS. 

